Lori Loughlin

Born on July 28, 1964 in Queens, NY, Loughlin was raised primarily in the suburb of Hauppauge, Long Island along with a brother and sister. As a child, Loughlin was very much the amateur performer, obsessed with "The Wizard of Oz" (1939); often assembling friends for backyard productions of the beloved classic. She knew from the time she was five that acting would be her profession, and by age 12, she was already in front of the camera as a preteen model in store catalogs and commercials. Loughlin's first taste of professional acting came with a small role in "Too Far to Go" (1979), an adaptation of the John Updike novel. The following year she joined the cast of the soap opera "The Edge of ... Continue Bio >>